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Ida County Sheriff’s Office investigates Battle Creek shooting

(Battle Creek) The Ida County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in Battle Creek.

On Friday, at 11:14 a.m., the Ida County Communications Center received a 911 call of a shots fired incident in the 300 block of 5th Street in Battle Creek, Iowa.

The Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and discovered 53-year-old Kevin Lee Blume, of Battle Creek, suffering from a single gunshot wound. He was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation; the Iowa State Patrol; the Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office; the Monona County Sheriff’s Office; the Battle Creek Ambulance; Ida Grove ambulance and Ida County EMS.